.modNewsFilterBar {
    margin: 20px 0px 15px;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    background-color: rgba(var(--light-blue-rgb), 0.3);
}

    .modNewsFilterBar .dropdown-toggle {
        border-radius: 0;
    }

    .modNewsFilterBar button {
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .modNewsFilterBar .dropdown-menu {
        max-height: 205px;
        overflow: auto;
    }

        .modNewsFilterBar .dropdown-menu li.active a {
            color: #FFFFFF;
            background: #777777;
        }

.filter_date_column .dropdown-menu {
    top: initial;
    left: initial;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.modMiniNewsBar h2 {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.modMiniNewsBar h3 {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.articles-carousel-section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 30px 0;
}

    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item {
        position: relative;
        margin: 5px 15px 0;
    }

        .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item a {
            outline: none;
        }
    
        .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image {
            position: relative;
            padding: 30% 10%;
            background: #e5e5e5;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image img {
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                margin: 0;
                width: 100%;
                height: 100% !important;
                object-fit: cover;
                transition: opacity 0.3s linear;
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image:hover img {
                opacity: 0.7;
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image i {
                position: absolute;
                top: 15px;
                right: 15px;
                font-size: 2rem;
                color: #fff;
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image i::before {
                position: relative;
                z-index: 9;
            }
        
            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image i::after {
                position: absolute;
                content: "";
                width: 150px;
                height: 80px;
                background: var(--dark-blue);
                top: 50%;
                right: 50%;
                transform: translate(50%, -70%) rotate(45deg);
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-image a {
                position: absolute;
                content: "";
                top: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                background: transparent;
                z-index: 9;
            }

        .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item  .articles-carousel-item-tags {
            position: absolute;
            top: -5px;
            left: -15px;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 5px;
        }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-tags span {
                position: relative;
                background: var(--light-blue);
                display: inline-block;
                padding: 10px 30px;
                border-radius: 35px;
                color: #fff;
                font-size: 1rem;
                line-height: 1.2em;
            }

        .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-text {
            padding: 15px;
        }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-text time {
                color: var(--light-blue);
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-text h3 {
                font-size: 1.5rem;
                line-height: 1.2em;
                margin: 15px 0;
            }

            .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-item .articles-carousel-item-text h4 {
                font-size: 1.25rem;
                line-height: 1.2em;
                margin: 15px 0;
            }

    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-previous,
    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-next {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translate(0, -50%);
        left: -60px;
        background: var(--dark-blue);
        border: 0;
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 2rem;
        padding: 0;
        height: 1.25em;
        width: 1.25em;
        border-radius: 2em;
        z-index: 9;
        transition: background 0.3s linear;
    }

    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-next {
        left: unset;
        right: -60px;
    }

    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-previous:hover,
    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-next:hover {
        background: var(--orange);
    }

    .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-section-links {
        padding: 30px 0 0;
        text-align: center;
    }

        .articles-carousel-section .articles-carousel-section-links a + a {
            margin: 0 0 0 15px;
        }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* News Article Listing */

.news-article {
    margin: 15px 0;
}

    .news-article .news-article-image {
        position: relative;
        height: 275px;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

        .news-article .news-article-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100% !important;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image i {
            position: absolute;
            top: 15px;
            right: 15px;
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: #fff;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image i::before {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 9;
        }
        
        .news-article .news-article-image i::after {
            position: absolute;
            content: "";
            width: 150px;
            height: 80px;
            background: var(--dark-blue);
            top: 50%;
            right: 50%;
            transform: translate(50%, -70%) rotate(45deg);
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image a {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            background: rgba(var(--dark-blue-rgb), 0.5);
            backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            overflow: hidden;
            opacity: 0;
            text-decoration: none;
            z-index: 9;
            transition: opacity 0.3s linear;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image:hover a {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image a span {
            padding: 10px 30px;
            border: 2px solid #fff;
            border-radius: 2em;
            color: #fff;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: border-color 0.3s linear, color 0.3s linear;
        }

    .news-article .news-article-body {
        padding: 15px;
    }

        .news-article .news-article-body time {
            color: var(--light-blue);
        }

        .news-article .news-article-body h3 a,
        .news-article .news-article-body p a {
            color: var(--orange);
        }

            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:active,
            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:focus,
            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:hover,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:active,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:focus,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:hover {
                color: var(--dark-blue);
                text-decoration: none;
            }

        .news-article .news-article-body h3 i {
            margin: 0 5px 0 0;
        }